Former trooper pleads guilty to prostitution charge

Former State Trooper Titus Taggart in one of his published Facebook photos.

The Associated Press reports that a former state trooper has pleaded guilty to prostitution charges months after being linked to a prostitution ring that transported prostitutes from Canada to Buffalo.

From the AP’s story:

The Erie County District Attorney’s office in Buffalo said 42-year-old Titus Taggart faces up to a year in jail after pleading guilty Monday in county court.

Taggart was fired earlier this year amid allegations that he organized parties while off duty that involved prostitutes. One of the parties was held in November 2011 at the New Brotherhood Motorcycle Club.

Taggart had been a state trooper in Buffalo for 18 years before being fired in June.

In April, my colleague Brendan J. Lyons reported on the investigation, which began when investigators started examining websites promoting parties where alleged prostitution was being offered. Read Brendan’s story here.